Xiaomi 17 – Why Is It Better Than iPhone 17: recently Xiaomi has launched its Xiaomi 17 smartphone in China on September 25, 2025, and in flagship category it directly competes with iPhone 17 smartphone. It is better than iPhone 17 in terms of battery backup, charging, performance and other factors. Here I have compared both smartphones based on their camera specs, battery backup and charging, performance, display and durability. There are five things you should know about these smartphones which clear your doubt that which phone will be perfect for you.
Display and Design
Xiaomi 17 smartphone features a 6.3-inch 1.5K LTPO AMOLED display with 120 Hz refresh rate. Simultaneously, Apple iPhone 17 smartphone also has a 6.3-inch Super Retina XDR OLED display with 120 Hz ProMotion refresh rate. Both smartphones come with IP68 rating but iPhone 17 smartphone gets extra Ceramic Shield 2 front protection.
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Configurations
Apple iPhone 17 smartphone comes with 8GB RAM and up to 512GB of NVMe storage. Apart from that, Xiaomi 17 smartphone comes with up to 16GB RAM and up to 512GB of UFS 4.1 storage. So if you need a higher RAM capacity then you should choose Xiaomi 17 smartphone instead of Apple iPhone 17.
Battery Pack and Charging
Apple iPhone 17 smartphone is equipped with 3692 mAh battery pack and it supports 30W fast charging and 25W fast wireless charging.
On the other hand, Xiaomi 17 smartphone features a larger 7000 mAh battery pack and faster 100W charging and 50W wireless charging.
Camera Setup
In the rear section of Xiaomi 17 smartphone you get a triple camera setup which includes 50MP main camera + 50MP telephoto camera + 50MP ultra-wide lens, whereas in front you get 50MP selfie camera. On the other hand, Apple iPhone 17 smartphone features dual 48MP camera setup in rear section, whereas in front you get 18MP selfie camera.
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Performance
Apple iPhone 17 smartphone is powered by Apple A19 Bionic chip and it runs on iOS 26 operating system. On the other hand, Xiaomi 17 smartphone is powered by the latest Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor and it runs on Android 16 based HyperOS 3. So if you need better raw performance with hardware features then you should choose Xiaomi 17 smartphone, but if you need better optimisation and seamless integration then you should go with iPhone 17.
